Australia cracks down on price gouging with multi-million dollar fines

Australia cracks down on price gouging with multi-million dollar fines

Supermarket giants could be subjected to fines of up to $10M for breaching the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct in new laws aimed at holding the supermarket sector to account. Set to be introduced into parliament on Wednesday, the legislated fines will be the highest corporate penalties under any industry code, which navigates how … Read more

Woman makes disgusting discovery at steakhouse: ‘There are things moving’

Woman makes disgusting discovery at steakhouse: ‘There are things moving’

An Australian woman has shared a “disgusting” find in a steak she ordered at a restaurant, with footage showing live maggots wriggling inside the meat. The woman had headed out for a meal on Nov. 10 with her husband and son. They chose to dine at Lone Star Rib House Penrith, where depending on the … Read more

Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica to Australia

Penguin returns to the sea after long trip from Antarctica  to Australia

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on Ocean Beach sand dunes in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometers (2,200 … Read more

Exclusive | Katy Perry wins trademark battle with Australian designer over name: ‘I have lost everything’

Exclusive | Katy Perry wins trademark battle with Australian designer over name: ‘I have lost everything’

Katy Perry has won her yearslong legal battle with an Australian designer. The verdict was delivered in an Australian court on Thursday, Nov. 21, the Sydney fashion designer by the same name confirmed to The Post. The Grammy-nominated singer, 40, has been locked in a trademark feud with the style guru by the same name … Read more

I was excited to see ‘Wicked’ in theaters — then a group of theater kids ruined everything

I was excited to see ‘Wicked’ in theaters — then a group of theater kids ruined everything

As I entered a sold-out cinema for a “Wicked: Part One” preview event in Sydney this week, I had a terrifying thought: What if people started to sing along? Moments into the film and just seconds into the first song, my worst fear was realized. A group of musical theater kids, who fancied themselves more talented than … Read more

Dad run down, killed in terrifying rampage after winning custody of his four kids

Dad run down, killed in terrifying rampage after winning custody of his four kids

A father who had just won custody of his four children was killed when he was allegedly run down in a terrifying rampage in Perth’s east on Tuesday. A man has now been charged with the murder of Peter Sponza, among other charges. Mr. Sponza was on his lunch break at a Metronet construction site … Read more

Porn star duo set to be deported over plans to sleep with ‘barely legal teens’

Porn star duo set to be deported over plans to sleep with ‘barely legal teens’

Two controversial porn stars who planned to sleep with “barely legal teens” are set to be kicked out of Fiji — just a week after one was banned from entering Australia. Bonnie Blue and Australian Annie Knight took their Schoolies endeavour to Fiji after the Australian government revoked Blue’s visa. However, now the pair are … Read more

Women are fed up with this boring dating habit: Like ‘pulling teeth’

Women are fed up with this boring dating habit: Like ‘pulling teeth’

A 27-year-old Aussie has been left confused over a man’s behavior following a date the duo shared. Paije met a man on the dating app Hinge. He was super chatty over text — even if some comments were “cringey”. But, on the date, Paije said it was akin to “pulling teeth” to get anything out of … Read more

I’m a psychologist: You need to set your alarm and take a break from work right now — for your health

I’m a psychologist: You need to set your alarm and take a break from work right now — for your health

Australians are miserable at work, according to recent data. Not only do nearly half of Aussie workers report being unhappy at work, we’re also spending record amounts of time there, with one study finding we’ve increased the hours we work per week and decreased our overall work/life balance scores. And while companies insist they’re trying … Read more

Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk

Officials warn of deadly spider outbreak — and are asking residents to collect them for their milk

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia –  A reptile park in Australia is warning residents to keep their eyes peeled for a large, deadly spider species as summer approaches.  The funnel-web spider is one of Australia’s deadliest spiders, and the mating season for the arachnids is coming up. Recent rains and warming temperatures mean the perfect conditions for the spiders to be prowling around residential … Read more

Gen Z employee’s text leaves colleague ‘speechless’: ‘What a move’

Gen Z employee’s text leaves colleague ‘speechless’: ‘What a move’

A lawyer has sparked a major online debate after sharing a work chat message from a junior colleague that she claims left her “speechless.” Ayushi Doshi works as an advocate at a firm in Mumbai, India, and recently took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a message she received from her young colleague informing her … Read more

34-year-old reveals sad reason she had ‘vulva anxiety’

34-year-old reveals sad reason she had ‘vulva anxiety’

Ellie Sedgwick first felt anxiety about what her vulva looked like when she was thirteen, and a teenage boy asked her what it looked like. “This was one of the first times I’d even thought about how mine looked, and from that moment, I felt like something was wrong with me,” she told news.com.au. Ms. … Read more

Expert suggests 50-year-olds refresh driving lessons

Expert suggests 50-year-olds refresh driving lessons

A controversial report has suggested Australians aged over 50 could be subjected to mandatory driving lessons. The study from the University of NSW in Sydney suggested that drivers, with or without clean driving records, should be reexamined in order to make roads safer in Australia. Seventeen to 25 years age group account for 19 percent … Read more

My boyfriend went to prison for selling drugs — here’s how we made our relationship work

My boyfriend went to prison for selling drugs — here’s how we made our relationship work

A woman has revealed what it was like to have her boyfriend in prison for eight months. Alice Jane met her boyfriend Kyle through a friend. Kyle needed a house mate and Jane’s friend was it. Jane was helping her move in when she saw Kyle. Immediately, she thought he was cute. The pair ended … Read more

Woman’s ‘cringe’ proposal has internet divided: ‘Stop embarrassing all of us’

Woman’s ‘cringe’ proposal has internet divided: ‘Stop embarrassing all of us’

Footage of a woman proposing to her partner by Sydney’s harbor has divided online. The clip posted by Personalized Proposals and Co, which organizes memorable Aussie proposals, has been going viral. In the video posted, a young woman who looks stunning in a red dress is seen leading her partner, who is blindfolded, to a … Read more

Pythons invaded shocked man’s toilet twice in one week: ‘Not the snake you want to crawl all over you’

Pythons invaded shocked man’s toilet twice in one week: ‘Not the snake you want to crawl all over you’

A slithering No.2. An Australian man found a python coiled inside his toilet — twice in one week. Although finding someone’s leftover business inside the toilet is repulsive, it might be preferred to find defecation rather than a scaly reptile hissing at you. Hervey Bay Snake Catchers in Queensland, Australia, received a call on Oct. … Read more

Woman slapped with $270 fine for simple driving mistake

Woman slapped with 0 fine for simple driving mistake

An Aussie woman has taken to social media to vent about a fine she received that she didn’t even know existed. Alice Brennan posted her story on LinkedIn, hoping for support from followers, but was instead met with a rude awakening. “Surely that’s not right?” Alice posted a photo on LinkedIn this week, showing herself sitting in the … Read more

Gen Z is ditching the club for frozen yogurt on Saturday night in latest inexplicable trend

Gen Z is ditching the club for frozen yogurt on Saturday night in latest inexplicable trend

It’s a Saturday night in Sydney’s Manly Beach, and queues are snaking around the LED-lit palm trees in The Corso. Take one look at the line’s demographics, and it’ll be a perfect cross-section of the dessert-inclined population – couples wanting to extend their date nights, families post-dinner, millennial women after “a little treat”, and Gen … Read more

These 3 weight loss strategies are the most effective: new study

These 3 weight loss strategies are the most effective: new study

Looking to fast-track your weight loss goals? New research finds that intermittent fasting, eating fewer meals throughout the day and focusing calorie intake earlier in the day for at least 12 weeks can help you lose more weight than following standard care and receiving nutritional advice. Researchers from Bond University in Australia analyzed 29 clinical … Read more